William



Feb. 19, 1929. Y l 1,702,377 w. N. BOOTH VEHICLE WHEEL Filed May 11. 1925 Patented Feb. 19, `1929.

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IIJJIAIVI'N.V BOOTH, OF DETROIT, IVCHGAN, .IFLSSGBTE 1GO KELSEY-HAYES CORPORATION, OF DETROIT, iCHS-A, A CORORATION OF NEVI YORK.

VEHICLE VYHEEL.

Application led M ay 11, 1925. Serial No. 29,610.

The invention relates to vehicle Wheels and has for one of its objects the provision ot an improved arrangement for detachahly securing the riin uponjthe Wheel body. 'Another object is to provide a siinple arrangeinent for securing the Wheel cover pla-te in place. With these as well as other objects in view the invention resides in the novel .teatures of construction andconihinations and 1o arrangementsot parts as inore fully hereii'iafter set forth.

in the drawings :d Figure 1 is a side elevation ot a portion of a vehicle Wheel embodying iny invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse section therethrough;

Figure 3 is a similar view of a inodiiied vehicle Wheel; v

Figure 4l is a side elevation of a portion of the Wheel shown in Figure 3, y

1 ,is the huh ot a inotor vehicle Wheel and 2 the tire ca 'r ing riin `having the lined annular flange 2" and the detachable annular Harige 22 for retaining the tire rini. The Wheel body 'Y Jfor carrying the riin upon the huh comprises the brake druin v3 and the spacing ring or spacer 4 of disk torni rigidly secured to the web of the brake drinn. The brake druin Web is in the rear of the central plane ot rotation tral'plane ol rotation and is provided with the transverse slot 5 With the upwardly eX tending tongue 5. at the inner end or the slot7 the slot permitting the passage orl the tire valve stein 6 through the spacer and the tongue providing an extended hearing surtace upon the valve stein;

For detachahly securing the riin 2 upon the Wheel body, the spacer has at its outer edge'the With the inwardly diverging or 'flared outer and inner legs 8 and 9 respectively. The rim 2 has permanently secured thereto the ring 10 of'disk forni which has at its inner edge the inwardly yopening channel shaped portion 11 with the inwardly diverging or flared outer and inner legs 12 and 13 respectively Which are slidahly engageahle over 'the corresponding legs ofthe spacer channel shaped portion. The Webs of the channel vshaped portions are laterally spaced troni each other and have eX- tending therethroughy the holts 14 the outer ends of which are threadedly engaged by the nuts 15 having inner tapering ends engageahle With the web of the channel shaped porof the Wheel While the spacer crosses the cen-V invvardly opening channel shaped'portion 7 tion of the ring for detachahly securing the ring and vconsequently the iiin upon the spacer. f

For securing the cover plate 16 in place at its outer edge l have provided upon the spacci' el and radially inward relative to its channel shaped portion the forwardlv extend` ing struck out lugs 17 which torni shoulders engageable hy' the cover plate. The inner leg i3 ot the channel shaped portion ol' the ring is engageahle with the outer edge portion of the cover platejto clainp the saine against the shoulders '.tornied hy the lugs 17, t ie arrangeinent heing such that when mounting the riin upon the spacer the legs of the channel shaped portion of the ring ride over the legs ot the channel shaped portion of the spaccrto prop-A erly position the ring'relative to the spacer. The inner leg ofthe channel shaped portion or' the ring clamps the cover plate against the shoulders formed by the lugs and upon continued tightening oit the nuts 15 upon the holts lll the ring Will then tulcruin about the portion oi' the cover plate clamped against the lugs 1oringing the outer leg ot the channel shaped portion of the ring into firin engagement With the outer leg of the channel shaped portion of the spacer. By reason of the Wehs of the channel shaped' portions heinglaterally spaced these channel shaped portions are resiliently secured to each other Tvhich consists in securing' the nuts upon dently loosened. v or securing the cover plate, 16 in place at its inner edge I have provided the hub l with the flared shoulder 1 against which the headed inner edge ot the cover plate is i'oi'ced'hy ineans ot the huh cap.

The cover plate y13 has an outwardly depressed portion 18, the hase et which preterahly extends at right angles tothe valve stein 6 and is engagealole With the clai'nping nut 6 upon the valve stein.` i

ldith the vehicle Wheel shown in Figure 3' the parts have the saine general arrangement With the exception that the Wheel body is cornpletely at the front side ot the central plane of rotation ot the Wheel;-l In detail the spacer 19 and the web 20 oii' the hrale druin are rigidly secured to each other and this web is also rigidly secured to the huh 21 of the Wheel. The riin 22 for carrying the tire has permanently secured thereto the ring 23 Which has the inwardly opening channel kao 'the bolts so that they will vnot becoineacci- 

